In the not too distant future, a team of genetically unique men and women, lead by John Foster (DOLPH LUNDGREN), make a daring first attempt trip back in time in order to prevent the discovery of meteors containing a deadly off-world bacteria… bacteria that brings humanity to the brink of extinction. Unbeknownst to John, a mutinous officer named Dalton (JOE MONTANA), has personal, greed driven plans of his own for a new life in the past. Set aboard a ship trapped in the Antarctic, fate and chance forever alter the lives of a group of scientists and polar researchers who encounter John and Dalton. The opposing time travelers soon discover that their return to the present day sets into motion the terrible things to come.
In the 22nd century, seven explorers set out to earth’s nearest sister planet, AURORA. Their mission, to survey and explore for future colonization. When their ship suddenly malfunctions, the crew is forced to crash land on the planet’s surface, where crippling heat, poisonous water, and fierce storms threaten their lives at every turn. With a handful of supplies and little hope of rescue, their only option is a grueling four hundred mile trek to their ship’s lost supply bunkers. To survive, the men will have to push their endurance to the limit and entrust their lives to a leader who will risk everything to succeed, no matter what the consequences.
A charismatic doctor’s guilt over a freak motorcycle accident that paralyzed his beloved sibling compels him to kidnap and experiment on young women in order to harvest their eggs and inject the embryonic stem cells into his brother so that he may walk again.
JP Pettinato is an Independent Feature Film Producer & Consultant, and has been working under his own shingle, UTICA FILMS, for the past fifteen years. In his busy two decades in the entertainment industry he has worked on more than 35 feature films.
JP ventured into filmmaking as a Production Assistant on “CARNOSAUR 3” and rightfully credits his start to famed “B” movie producer Roger Corman; and hopes to someday see his name alongside other notable Corman protégés such as Martin Scorsese, Jack Nicholson, and Ron Howard. Pettinato worked his way up the proverbial ladder from Production Assistant, to Post Production Supervisor, to UPM, to then becoming an Executive overseeing Development, Finance, and Production, to finally becoming a full-fledged Film & Television Producer and Council Member of the Producers Guild of America.
Pettinato’s most recent and prestigious assignments have been: As a Consultant to the Producers of the 2012 Academy Award Best Picture Nominee “THE HELP”; Consultant to RELATIVITY MEDIA’S Ryan Kavanaugh, for establishing a Hawaii-based studio, in addition to working alongside the Hawaiian Government reconstructing their Infrastructure and Production Tax Credit Legislation; Consultant to the Producers of Sylvester Stallone’s “THE EXPENDABLES”; Consultant to the Executive Producers of Steven Soderbergh’s “CHE: PART ONE & TWO”; and Consultant to the Producers of “RIGHTEOUS KILL” starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. JP’s next feature release will be “KNIGHTS OF BADASSDOM”, which he served as a Production Executive for IndieVest Studios, starring Emmy Award Winner Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), and Steve Zahn (Joy Ride).
JP is continually in development on Film & TV projects along with lending his vast experience to companies around the globe. His client roster include: blockbuster Writer/Director/Producer Roland Emmerich; James D. Brubaker, President of Production at Universal Studios; Echo Lake Productions (on the majority of their films, including John Carpenter’s “THE WARD” and “BEFORE THE RAINS” (filmed in India); the German TV series “GREEN SALES” (filmed in Australia); BigFoot Entertainment’s productions in Honk Kong and the Philippines; as well as Vesta Entertainment in Beijing China.
In less than three years after his arrival in Hollywood, Pettinato was named Vice President of Production at CineTel Pictures, Inc. and produced a dozen features while in that chair, including four HBO World Premieres. On the MGM/UA released feature “A RUMOR OF ANGELS” (starring Vanessa Redgrave and Ray Liotta) JP served not only as the Co-Producer, but also was the President of the production company, as he had done once before on the HBO film “BUTTER”, starring Terrence Howard, Nia Long, Donald Faison, Donnie Wahlberg, and Ernie Hudson. These experiences culminated in 2002… while at the MGM premier of A Rumor of Angels, JP was inspired to create his own company UTICA FILMS so that he could intensify his commitment to and involvement with movie-making, while continually exploring his passion, the illimitable world of film.
Pettinato graduated with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University and a M.B.A. in Finance from the prestigious William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester; along with being a visiting student at NYU (Stern), Fordham, Rutgers, and UCLA (Theatre, Film & TV). He then spent seven years as a professional Engineer, employed on projects ranging from Nuclear Power Safety to Municipal Water Treatment. During his tenure as an IDEX Corporation/PULSAfeeder Senior Applications Engineer, Pettinato inspired and received the inaugural PRESIDENT’S AWARD, which has now been a tradition for over twenty years.
Pettinato gave up his successful engineering career to pursue an early childhood passion: the entertainment industry. His first travel date was as a child actor in the Broadway Tour of the Musical OLIVER. As insiders know, the transition from small independent films to the big budget world is an enormous yet exciting challenge. UTICAfilms has built a reputation of expertise and integrity, providing problem-specific services to movies in need of Pettinato’s wide-ranging knowledge and experience: from script development and complex financing structures, to the intricacies of production, through a film’s delivery and technical acceptance by distributors.
Currently, JP working on his next project, a British stage play by Alistair Faulkner “Victor”, based on “Frankenstein” by Mrs. Percy B. “Mary” Shelley and to be directed by his business partner, Christopher Kulikowski.
In his personal life, JP was the recipient of Volunteer of the Year for the NYC chapter of the Multiple sclerosis society alongside Katie Couric. When arriving in Los Angeles he started to volunteer for homeless and battered women shelters and continues to support those causes among others.